Job description
PR SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE - TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY*Must have recent luxury travel/hospitality experience
Seeking an experienced Senior Account Executive to work across travel and hospitality clients in the New York team of an exciting, fast-paced and growing global agency.
THE SKILLS REQUIRED
- Experience working in a fast-paced PR agency
- Must have key national press contacts
- Excellent client management skills
- Excellent creative writing skills
- Must have experience working with luxury brands
RESPONSIBILITIES
Client Relations:
- To be client-facing and to establish good client relations through regular contact, meeting regularly as required
- To support the Account Manager/Director by preparing and ensuring all materials are required for meetings including agenda, report etc.
- To compile reports to a high standard ready for review in good time to be sent on the last day of every month
- To ensure each client receives sufficient time and attention to achieve the required results defined by your Manager and/or Director
Public Relations:
- To secure a minimum of two-three pieces of press coverage, per client, per month
- To develop and maintain press contacts through frequent communication and face-to-face meetings
- To have at least one meeting with a journalist a week
- To ensure that press coverage and other items are sent to a client in a timely manner
- To write good quality and grammatically correct press pitches/releases for sign-off by your Manager
- To maintain and deliver appropriate press lists
- To research forthcoming features by regular proactive contact with the media To attend relevant events to gain industry knowledge / acquire contacts
Management & Administration:
- To implement company practices and develop and maintain systems
- To meet company and client deadlines
- To communicate effectively and transparently with your team
- To attend weekly team meetings and report on activity
- To manage the day-to-day activity of your junior team
